Definition of Membra. Meaning of Membra. Synonyms of Membra

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Membra. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Membra and, of course, Membra synonyms and on the right images related to the word Membra.

Definition of Membra

No result for Membra. Showing similar results...

Basement membrane
Basement Base"ment, n. [F. soubassement. Of uncertain origin. Cf. Base, a., Bastion.] (Arch.) The outer wall of the ground story of a building, or of a part of that story, when treated as a distinct substructure. ( See Base, n., 3 (a) .) Hence: The rooms of a ground floor, collectively. Basement membrane (Anat.), a delicate membrane composed of a single layer of flat cells, forming the substratum upon which, in many organs, the epithelioid cells are disposed.
Bimembral
Bimembral Bi*mem"bral, a. [L. bis twice + membrum member.] (Gram.) Having two members; as, a bimembral sentence. --J. W. Gibbs.
Bronchial membrane
Bronchial Bron"chi*al, a. [Cf. F. bronchial. See Bronchia.] (Anat.) Belonging to the bronchi and their ramifications in the lungs. Bronchial arteries, branches of the descending aorta, accompanying the bronchia in all their ramifications. Bronchial cells, the air cells terminating the bronchia. Bronchial glands, glands whose functions are unknown, seated along the bronchia. Bronchial membrane, the mucous membrane lining the bronchia. Bronchial tube, the bronchi, or the bronchia.
Germinal membrane
Germinal Ger"mi*nal, a. [See Germ.] Pertaining or belonging to a germ; as, the germinal vesicle. Germinal layers (Biol.), the two layers of cells, the ectoblast and entoblast, which form respectively the outer covering and inner wall of the gastrula. A third layer of cells, the mesoblast, which is formed later and lies between these two, is sometimes included. Germinal membrane. (Biol.) Same as Blastoderm. Germinal spot (Biol.), the nucleolus of the ovum. Germinal vesicle, (Biol.), the nucleus of the ovum of animals.
Intermembral
Intermembral In`ter*mem"bral, a. (Anat.) Between members or limbs; as, intermembral homology, the correspondence of the limbs with each other.
Intermembranous
Intermembranous In`ter*mem"bra*nous, a. (Anat.) Within or beneath a membrane; as, intermembranous ossification.
Membral
Membral Mem"bral, a. (Anat.) Relating to a member.
Membranaceous
Membranaceous Mem`bra*na"ceous, a. [L. membranaceus.] 1. Same as Membranous. --Arbuthnot. 2. (Bot.) Thin and rather soft or pliable, as the leaves of the rose, peach tree, and aspen poplar.
Membraneous
Membraneous Mem*bra"ne*ous, a. [L. membraneus of parchment.] See Membranous.
Membraniferous
Membraniferous Mem`bra*nif"er*ous, a. [Membrane + -ferous.] Having or producing membranes.
Membraniform
Membraniform Mem*bra"ni*form, a. [Membrane + -form: cf. F. membraniforme.] Having the form of a membrane or of parchment.
Membranology
Membranology Mem`bra*nol"o*gy, n. [Membrane + -logy.] The science which treats of membranes.
Membranous
Membranous Mem"bra*nous, a. [Cf. F. membraneux.] 1. Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, membrane; as, a membranous covering or lining. 2. (Bot.) Membranaceous. Membranous croup (Med.), true croup. See Croup.
Membranous croup
Membranous Mem"bra*nous, a. [Cf. F. membraneux.] 1. Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, membrane; as, a membranous covering or lining. 2. (Bot.) Membranaceous. Membranous croup (Med.), true croup. See Croup.
membranous croup
Croup Croup (kr??p), n. [Scot. croup, cf. croup, crowp, to croak, to cry or speak with a hoarse voice; cf. also LG. kropp, G. kropf, the crop or craw of a bird, and tumor on the anterior part of the neck, a wen, etc. Cf. Crop.] (Med.) An inflammatory affection of the larynx or trachea, accompanied by a hoarse, ringing cough and stridulous, difficult breathing; esp., such an affection when associated with the development of a false membrane in the air passages (also called membranous croup). See False croup, under False, and Diphtheria.
Mucous membrane
Mucous Mu"cous, a. [L. mucosus, fr. mucus mucus.] 1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous; as, a mucous substance. 2. Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous membrane. Mucous membrane. (Anat.) See under Membrane. Mucous patches (Med.), elevated patches found in the mucous membranes of the mouth and anus, usually due to syphilis. Mucous tissue (Anat.), a form of connective tissue in an early stage of development, found in the umbilical cord and in the embryo, and also in certain tumors called myxomata.
Nictitating membrance
Nictitate Nic"ti*tate, v. i. [See Nictate.] To wink; to nictate. Nictitating membrance (Anat.), a thin membrance, found in many animals at the inner angle, or beneath the lower lid, of the eye, and capable of being drawn across the eyeball; the third eyelid; the haw.
Schneiderian membrane
Schneiderian Schnei*de"ri*an, a. (Anat.) Discovered or described by C. V. Schneider, a German anatomist of the seventeenth century. Schneiderian membrane, the mucous membrane which lines the nasal chambers; the pituitary membrane.
Synovial membrane
Synovial Syn*o"vi*al, a. [Cf. F. synovial.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to synovia; secreting synovia. Synovial capsule, a closed sac of synovial membrane situated between the articular surfaces at diarthrodial joints. Synovial fluid, synovia. Synovial membrane, the dense and very smooth connective tissue membrane which secretes synovia and surrounds synovial capsules and other synovial cavities.
Trimembral
Trimembral Tri*mem"bral, a. [L. trimembris triplemembered. See Tri-, and Member.] Having, or consisting of, three members.
Tympanic membrane
Tympanic Tym*pan"ic (?; 277), a. [See Tympanum.] 1. Like a tympanum or drum; acting like a drumhead; as, a tympanic membrane. 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the tympanum. Tympanic bone (Anat.), a bone of the skull which incloses a part of the tympanum and supports the tympanic membrane. Tympanic membrane. (Anat.) See the Note under Ear.
Unremembrance
Unremembrance Un`re*mem"brance, n. Want of remembrance; forgetfulness. --I. Watts.
Virginal membrane
Virginal Vir"gin*al, a. [L. virginalis: cf. F. virginal.] Of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly. ``Chastity and honor virginal.' --Spenser. Virginal generation (Biol.), parthenogenesis. Virginal membrane (Anat.), the hymen.

Meaning of Membra from wikipedia

- Disjecta membra, also written disiecta membra, is Latin for "scattered fragments" (also scattered limbs, members, or remains) and is used to refer to surviving...
- Membra Jesu nostri, BuxWV 75, is a cycle of seven cantatas composed in 1680 by Dieterich Buxtehude and dedicated to Gustaf Düben. More specifically and...
- species in this genus: Membras analis (L. P. Schultz, 1948) (Backwaters silverside) Membras argentea (L. P. Schultz, 1948) Membras dissimilis (J. de P....
- Membras martinica, the rough silverside, is a species of Neotropical silverside from the family Atherinopsidae, it is the type species of the genus Membras...
- is considered a distinct subspecies, "Baltic herring" (Clupea harengus membras), despite the lack of a distinctive genome. The Baltic herring has a specific...
- Caucasus between East & West (Tbilisi), pp. 482–494. Grigory Kessel (2016), Membra Disjecta Sinaitica I: A Reconstitution of the Syriac Galen Palimpsest, in...
- largely negative attitude typified by the medical terminology of pudenda membra, meaning parts to be ashamed of. There has been an artistic reaction to...
- disiecta membra scattered limbs I.e., "scattered remains". Paraphrased from Horace, Satires, 1, 4, 62, where it is written "disiecti membra poetae" (limbs...
- suffering of Jesus on the cross include arrangements such as Buxtehude's Membra Jesu Nostri, a 1680 set of seven P****ion cantatas, and the first such Lutheran...
- increasing salinity. These include the Baltic herring (Clupea harengus membras), big-scale sand smelt (Atherina boyeri caspia), black-striped pipefish...